Outdoor Programs employee and Student at APU Sal is double majoring in Outdoor Studies and Earth Science, while juggling jobs at the bookstore, Outdoor Programs, and interning at the Alaska Avalanche school. When he is not busy at APU, you can find Sal, literally climbing all over Alaska. His passion for rock and ice climbing…
Salvatore Candela- Non-Traditional student
Paula Cerda- Second Year Student at APU
ASAPU President and Student at APU Paula comes to us all the way from Brownsville, Texas, where her enthusiasm and volunteering has followed her, here to APU. The Fall 2010 Leadership Retreat was Paula’s first glance at ASAPU and the rest of the student leaders at APU. It was great to see all the students…
Research by MSES students is showcased at gatherings of Earth Science professionals
Master’s degree students in APU’s Environmental Science Department have been invited to present their thesis-related findings at several professional conferences. MSES graduate Ann Marie Larquier presented her thesis research at a meeting of the American Water Resources Association in Fairbanks. She discussed glacial influences on water resources of the Eklutna Basin, the Anchorage-area watershed and…
Brie A. Xavier, Class of 2012
I’m grateful to the Atwood Foundation and for scholarships that helped me accomplish so much Environmental science student Brie Xavier is turning her study of the life cycle of plants into a passion for teaching people about climate change. A native of Fall River, Mass., Brie attends Alaska Pacific University with help from scholarships and…
Eric Klein, MSES Class of 2004
Currently pursuing a doctorate in the Earth and Environmental Science Department at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. What convinced me to attend APU was the chance to be involved in meaningful research Eric Klein knew what he wanted from an environmental science degree. Challenging coursework was a given. To realize his goals, Eric’s program had to…
Grad student Smith describes seabed slope studies at Kachemak Conference
APU marine biology graduate student Neal Smith will present his research on effects of seabed slope on the movement patterns of giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). New data, documenting behavior in deeper water, found that octopuses moved much more than previously reported in the scientific literature. Smith’s tracking study used acoustic telemetry and was completed…